Jamestown climate

Jamestown Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Jamestown State Hosp, 3.4 km from Jamestown

Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 19°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.62 in over about 6 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Jamestown, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
24°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
0.62 in
Snowfall
11.8 in
Record high
63°FDec 1, 1969
Record low
-37°FDec 23, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 48 min to 8 h 36 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
12°F
Wind
11.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 130°F13°F63°F 1969-24°F 201418%13%
Dec 229°F13°F52°F 1956-16°F 197618%14%
Dec 329°F12°F50°F 1967-18°F 197218%14%
Dec 428°F12°F59°F 1965-20°F 196418%14%
Dec 528°F11°F50°F 1988-23°F 195018%14%
Dec 627°F11°F61°F 2023-26°F 197219%15%
Dec 727°F11°F58°F 2023-23°F 201319%15%
Dec 826°F10°F58°F 2020-23°F 196019%15%
Dec 926°F10°F55°F 2015-24°F 197719%15%
Dec 1026°F10°F51°F 1956-23°F 197719%16%
Dec 1125°F9°F49°F 2002-18°F 200319%16%
Dec 1225°F9°F47°F 2021-20°F 201019%16%
Dec 1324°F9°F51°F 2002-20°F 194919%16%
Dec 1424°F8°F53°F 1998-22°F 198919%16%
Dec 1524°F8°F44°F 1959-22°F 196320%17%
Dec 1623°F8°F60°F 1962-22°F 200820%17%
Dec 1723°F7°F48°F 2004-22°F 195120%17%
Dec 1823°F7°F54°F 2011-27°F 195120%17%
Dec 1922°F7°F50°F 1979-30°F 198320%17%
Dec 2022°F6°F50°F 1957-27°F 198320%17%
Dec 2122°F6°F48°F 1979-30°F 198920%18%
Dec 2221°F6°F51°F 2023-29°F 198321%18%
Dec 2321°F5°F41°F 1986-37°F 198321%18%
Dec 2421°F5°F44°F 1957-25°F 198321%18%
Dec 2520°F5°F46°F 1999-23°F 199621%18%
Dec 2620°F4°F48°F 2005-29°F 195021%18%
Dec 2720°F4°F47°F 1980-29°F 196021%18%
Dec 2820°F4°F47°F 1999-25°F 202121%18%
Dec 2919°F3°F52°F 1999-25°F 202121%18%
Dec 3019°F3°F45°F 1956-31°F 199021%18%
Dec 3119°F3°F43°F 1963-33°F 196721%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jamestown, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:20 AM, sunset 4:56 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00324418 (Jamestown State Hosp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014919, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.